Math Drills
Finding from the Sum and Difference
3Word Problems
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- Finding from the Sum and Difference
What is known is only how large two numbers come to together and how far apart they are. A single shape, Sum and Difference, has the word problems ask for whichever of the two, the greater or the smaller, is wanted.
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For the greater, add the gap to the total and halve it; for the smaller, subtract and halve. Take the addition for the subtraction and the answer is out by exactly the gap. Adding the answer found to the figure standing for the other one lands back on the total precisely.
In 2-Step Word Problems the order of the calculations was written into the scene, whereas here that order has to be assembled by the child. Probing for figures through the relation between two quantities is a view that reappears, in other forms, in the grades above.
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These are the problems in “Various Word Problems”, shown with their answers.
(1)In Noah's drawer, there are 24 origami sheets and stickers in all. There are 4 more origami sheets than stickers. How many stickers are there? Answer □
Answer: 10stickers
(2)Chloe collected 48 stickers and origami sheets in all. Chloe collected 16 more stickers than origami sheets. How many stickers did Chloe collect? Answer □
Answer: 32stickers
(3)While shopping, Sam bought 26 apples and candies in all. Sam bought 2 more apples than candies. How many apples did Sam buy? Answer □
Answer: 14apples
(4)Grace has 40 notebooks and books in all. There are 8 more notebooks than books. How many notebooks are there? Answer □
Answer: 24notebooks
(5)In the kitchen, Hannah made 34 cookies and oranges in all. Hannah made 10 more cookies than oranges. How many cookies did Hannah make? Answer □
Answer: 22cookies
